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New Bulgarian University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Bulgaria
Svetlozar Vassilev
psychoanalysis
childhood adversities
psychoanalytic training
institutional dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,118
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bulgaria
Maurice Grinberg|Морис Гринберг
Cognitive Modeling
Social and Moral Dilemmas
Experimental Philosophy
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Assistive Te
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
745
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bulgaria
Rossitza Goleva
Първи интерес
втори интерес
...networks
protocols
traffic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
516
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Bulgaria
Aleksandra Yosifova
Psychology
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
501
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bulgaria
Margarita Stankova
нарушения в развитието
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
361
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bulgaria
Ivan Vankov
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
289
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bulgaria
Ivo D. Popivanov
Neuroscience
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
277
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bulgaria
Armina Janyan
Cognitive Science
Embodied Cognition
Bilingualism
Laterality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
271
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bulgaria
Georgi Tuparov
information systems
e-learning
software usability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
247
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bulgaria
Roumen Daskalov
history
sociology
cultural anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
236
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bulgaria
Ildiko Otova|Илдико Отова, И. Отова, I. Otova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
206
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bulgaria
Elena Psederska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
200
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bulgaria
Petranka Nedelcheva
Archaeology Prehistory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
170
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Bulgaria
Dimitar Atanasov
Statistics
psychometrics. applied statistics and algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
168
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Bulgaria
Ivan Boevsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
152
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bulgaria
Kristian Bankov, Dsc
semiotics
digital culture
consumer culture
sociosemiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
149
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bulgaria
Svetla Maneva
IT for the plant protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
133
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Bulgaria
Eduard Marinov
International trade
Development economics
Economic integration
Bulgarian Economy
African Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
132
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bulgaria
Ивайло Стайков (Ivaylo Staykov)|Стайков, И.
трудово право
осигурително право
право на социално подпомагане
гра
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
123
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bulgaria
Bilyana Kostova
кристалография
минералогия
нови материали
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
122
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bulgaria
Ilian Boyanov|Илиян Боянов
archaeology
epigraphics
римска археология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
112
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bulgaria
Latchezar Tomov
control theory
PID controllers
software engineering
software quality
numerical integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
102
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bulgaria
Polina Mihova
telemedicine
medical informatics
medical information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
101
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bulgaria
Velina Slavova
AI
cognitive modeling
language
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
100
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bulgaria
Mony Almalech
Hebrew
Bulgarian
Semiotics
Linguistics
Bible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
93
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,729
Bulgaria
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Svetlozar Vassilev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,118
0.604
psychoanalysis
childhood adversities
psychoanalytic training
institutional dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,555
Bulgaria
302
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maurice Grinberg|Морис Гринберг
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
745
0.402
Cognitive Modeling
Social and Moral Dilemmas
Experimental Philosophy
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Assistive Te
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,197
Bulgaria
479
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rossitza Goleva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
516
0.702
Първи интерес
втори интерес
...networks
protocols
traffic engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,312
Bulgaria
492
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aleksandra Yosifova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
501
0.990
Psychology
Cognitive Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,818
Bulgaria
687
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Margarita Stankova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
361
0.826
нарушения в развитието
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938,008
Bulgaria
861
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ivan Vankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
289
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956,474
Bulgaria
898
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ivo D. Popivanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
277
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,202
Bulgaria
919
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Armina Janyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
271
0.471
Cognitive Science
Embodied Cognition
Bilingualism
Laterality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,867
Bulgaria
1,024
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Georgi Tuparov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
247
0.527
information systems
e-learning
software usability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,339
Bulgaria
1,069
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roumen Daskalov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
236
0.352
history
sociology
cultural anthropology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091,278
Bulgaria
1,205
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ildiko Otova|Илдико Отова, И. Отова, I. Otova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
206
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,332
Bulgaria
1,237
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elena Psederska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
200
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,877
Bulgaria
1,393
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Petranka Nedelcheva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
170
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,181
Bulgaria
1,409
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dimitar Atanasov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
168
0.389
Statistics
psychometrics. applied statistics and algorithms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,415
Bulgaria
1,546
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ivan Boevsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
152
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,240,588
Bulgaria
1,567
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristian Bankov, Dsc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
149
0.629
semiotics
digital culture
consumer culture
sociosemiotics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292,687
Bulgaria
1,710
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Svetla Maneva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
133
0.417
IT for the plant protection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,240
Bulgaria
1,720
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eduard Marinov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
132
0.742
International trade
Development economics
Economic integration
Bulgarian Economy
African Economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,292
Bulgaria
1,809
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ивайло Стайков (Ivaylo Staykov)|Стайков, И.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
123
0.343
трудово право
осигурително право
право на социално подпомагане
гра
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332,655
Bulgaria
1,824
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bilyana Kostova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
122
0.592
кристалография
минералогия
нови материали
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,371,077
Bulgaria
1,931
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilian Boyanov|Илиян Боянов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
112
0.516
archaeology
epigraphics
римска археология
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414,760
Bulgaria
2,049
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Latchezar Tomov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
102
0.895
control theory
PID controllers
software engineering
software quality
numerical integration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,417,512
Bulgaria
2,054
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Polina Mihova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
101
0.532
telemedicine
medical informatics
medical information systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,421,837
Bulgaria
2,065
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Velina Slavova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
100
0.490
AI
cognitive modeling
language
language acquisition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453,482
Bulgaria
2,183
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mony Almalech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
93
0.429